Wärtsilä introduces ammonia fuel supply system

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, introduces a groundbreaking Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS) for ships able to operate with ammonia fuel. The system is available for both liquid and gaseous fuel. The Wärtsilä AFSS is an innovative and reliable system that enables the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. In line

Start measuring harmful ship emissions

Ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. Heatwaves are hitting southern Europe, the US and Asia with a vengeance. Unusually heavy rainfall is destroying homes and infrastructure. This summer has once again highlighted the significant impacts of climate change and there is a broad consensus that everyone has a role to play in the

Yanmar vessel engines compatible with biofuels

Yanmar Power Technology has confirmed its engines used on tugs, commercial vessels and workboats built at its Japanese factories are compatible with biofuels and gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuels. These sustainable, alternative fuels can be used with the EY, NY and N series of diesel engines built at the Amagasaki factory and the engine series manufactured at

Sovcomflot takes delivery of LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker

Sovcomflot Group said it has taken delivery of its new generation LNG-fuelled 112,600 dwt Okeansky Prospect Aframax oil tanker. The vessel construction at the Zvezda shipbuilding complex in the Russian Far East was financed by VEB.RF. The Okeansky Prospect is the lead ship in a series of two Aframax tankers ordered by SCF from Zvezda.

Blue World to work with Tuco for methanol fuel cell solutions

Blue World has agreed to work with Tuco, a supplier of ProZero series fast boats, to develop and demonstrate a flexible methanol fuel cell solution for electric workboats. The collaboration between Blue World Technologies and Tuco has been established through the BlueDolphin project, in which Aalborg University is also a partner. The project funding has

Caterpillar to put money on developing methanol engine technologies

Engine maker Caterpillar announced it is investing to develop methanol engine technologies as the commercial maritime sector continues to engineer and implement new solutions to reduce emissions. The company called the cleaner burning fuel a key to decarbonization in the marine industry. Compared to conventional fuels, methanol produces fewer emissions such as SOx, NOx and

Growth of bunkering infrastructure raises interest in LNG

There are clear benefits of using natural gas as fuel in shipping, most notably the environmental benefits related to a reduction in sulphur dioxide to almost zero. There are similar benefits to reduce the quantity of particulate matter and NOx.  However, global engineering, environmental, and strategic consultancy Ricardo notes that there are only around 500